VIDEO: Teddy Atlas talks about Plaxico Burress' prison sentence

Nicholas FeveloTeddy Atlas did an interview with ESPN drawing comparisons between his own experiences at Rikers Island with what former Giant wide receiver Plaxico Burress can expect.

Unfortunately, Teddy Atlas knows what it's like to be in trouble with the law.

As a teenager he got wrapped up in a botched robbery attempt and did a stint at Rikers Island. The distinctive scar on the left side of his face? A reminder of his rebellious youth. A part of his life that he left behind once he started working with legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato up in the Catskills.

It was a long road, but the decision to turn his life around led to a successful announcing career with ESPN, an autobiography about his rough-and-tumble youth and how he straightened things out and the formation of the Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation, which does good for hundreds, if not thousands, of people in need on Staten Island.

The lesson here is simple: If you get a second-chance, make the most of it.

"It's not only the time of
your life that's taken away, there's other parts that are taken
away," Atlas told ESPN of life in prison, emphasizing how quickly you can be stripped of your dignity and self worth while behind bars.

Atlas cautioned Burress about the two types of people he may come across while locked up; those who befriend him with the hope of some sort of personal or financial gain when they're released and those who are jealous.

"Very angry people," is how Atlas described the people who are also incarcerated.

In any event, check out the video below where Atlas recounts some of his own experiences from prison (listen for the story about LaGuardia Airport) and also talks about what Burress should expect while locked up.